Fujitsu Unwraps Notebook PC Made of Corn

Making notebook PCs greener isn't easy. Fortunately, developing new power supplies, low-energy chipsets, and other super components is not the only way to increase sustainability.

Fujitsu decided to tackle the problem by coming up with a greener hardware enclosure. Pictured above is a corn-based polymer laptop that the company unwrapped at this year's CES. Inhabitat says that "the main component is polylactic acid, also known as PLA, a resin that comes from the fermentation of the raw biomass from plants. PLA by itself is biodegradable, does not generate dioxin when burnt, or other harmful gases."

One potential downside to using the corn-based polymer in casing is that some of its green benefits are offset as a result of molding the material to house the electronic guts of the notebook. Still, the principle is green enough since corn-based components are fully degradable. Fujitsu also says that the notebook is bound for the US market.

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